Copy-holder.



PATENTED OCT. 18, 1904.

vNo. 772,793.

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COPY HOLDER.

APPLIOATIOI FILED JUNE 23, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented October 18, 19041.

PATENT OFFICE,

EDWIN W. EDMONSTON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OFCO LUMBIA, AS- SIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALICE G. EDMONSTQN, OF WASHINGTON,

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

C OPY-HOL DER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 772,793, dated October 18, 1904.

Application ieiiune 23,1904. Serial No. 213,883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, EDWIN W. EDMoNsToN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy-Holders; and I do declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to'which it appertains to make and use the same. 1

My invention relates to improvements in copy-holders for copyists of all kinds, but particularly for the use of printers or compositors. 7 l 3 The object of myinvention is to provide a device of this character which will be simple in construction, durable in use, very efficient in operation, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture. I V

With this and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features "of construction, combination, and arrangement.

of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved copyholder. Fig. 2 is a side elevationof the roller removed from the frame and showing the copy clamp or gripper; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of two type-cases, showing the application of my invention thereto.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, l and 2 denote two type-holding cases or trays commonly used by printers or compositors, and 3 denotes my improved copy-holder, which is mounted upon the upper rear edge of the lower case and comprises a supporting-frame 4 and a roller 5, upon which the copy 6 is wound. The roller-supporting frame 4: is made of metal and preferably comprises two similar end pieces or castings 7, which are united by longitudinal rods 8. Each of said end pieces 7 comprises a central body portion 9, formed with two spaced depending lugs or arms 10, which are adapted to engage the rear portion of the lower case 2,as seen in Fig. 3, a forwardly-projecting horizontally-disposed arm 11, and two upwardly andrearwardly diverging arms 12 and 13, between which in the upper part of the central portion 9 is formed .a bearing-recess 14: for one of the journals ofthe copy-roller 5. p The frontdepending lug or arm 10 of each end piece 7 is tapered, so as to clasp cases the rear edges of which may be above or below standard width. The rear lugs serve as case-separators, thus making room forthelcopyto pass up between said cases. The outer ends of the arms 11 and the bottoms of the portions 9 are formed with notches or recesses 15, in which the'ends of the longitudinal.connecting-rods 8 are secured, prefe'rably,by bending or punching the edges of said notches around said rods, as

shown at 16, said rods 8 having first been in- The roller 5, which is preferably in the form of a cylinder of wood or other suitable material, has secured concentrically in each of its endsa journal-pin'17, which is adapted to engage the beaflng-recessl t in one of the end pieces 7 of the frame 4:. Upon the outer end of one of said pins or journals 17 is a knob or han-- 1 dle 18, by means of which said roller may be rotated to wind up or unwind the copy 6. The roller is retained inits hearings in the frame, and thecopy is caused to travel smoothly with the roller by flat or band springs 25, lonthe two flat springs 25, which after beingbent loosely around said bar, as at 26, are bent forwardly and downwardly and have their lower curved ends 26 engaging the under side of the uppermost rod 8. Said springs been" 'and 2, as shown.

at all times upon the roller or upon the copy on the roller and also force said bar 20 downwardly, the disposition of the stop-shoulders 22 and the stop-fingers 24 being such that the bar 20 is held normally slightly above and out of contact with the roller, but not so far above the same as to permit it to be removed from the frame without first swinging the bar upwardly. By this construction it will be seen that the roller will be permitted to revolve easily and at the same time will be prevented from being casually thrown out of its bearings. The bar 20 serves as a line-indicator, and the flat or band springs 25, which may be adjusted longitudinally upon the bar 20, are adapted to be kept upon the edges of the copy. These springs may be used as column-guides in setting tabular matter.

The copy 6 is attached to roller 5 by means of a spring-actuated clamp or gripper 30, which is mounted in a longitudinal groove 28 and a centrally-disposed transverse recess 29, formed in said roller, as shown. Said clamp is preferably constructed of bent wire and comprises a central loop or finger-piece 31, two straight portions 32, and two jaws 33, formed upon the outer ends of said portions 32 by bending the ends of the piece of wire inwardly, as clearly seen in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The straight portions 32 of the clamp are journaled in the longitudinal groove 28 by means of two or more staples, eyes, or the like 34, so that the finger-piece 31, which is curved longitudinally, lies in the recess 29 slightly below the curved outer surface of the roller. The jaws 33 lie in the groove 28 beneath the curved surface of the roller and are pressed down upon the copy 6, which is inserted beneath them, by a spring 35, which is preferably mounted as shown in Fig. 2. It will be noticed that by constructing the clamp in this manner I provide for the use of a proofsheet or newspaper clipping which may be out between the lines, and consequently have no top margin, since the clamp onlygrips the side portions or side margins thereof, thus leaving the top free. In order to permit the copy to be applied to the roller so that its top edge will be parallel with the axis of the roller, two or more stop-pins 36 are secured in said groove 28, as shown.

The operation and advantages of the invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. When it is desired to apply the copy, the roller is removed, and after the top edge of the copy has been secured beneath the jaws of the fastener 30 the roller is then replaced in the frame, the copy hanging down between the two cases 1 The springs 25 are then adjusted longitudinally upon the bar 20, and as the printer or compositor finishes each line the roller is rotated gradually to wind the copy upon it, as will be readily understood.

It will be readily seen upon reference to Fig. 3 that the disposition and construction of my improved copy-holder leaves every compartment or box uncovered and free of access, and on account of its length being limited only by the width of the case it permits of the use of practically any size sheet, a muchdesired feature in tabular composition.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A copy-holder comprising a frame, a winding-roller journaled in said frame, a pivotally-mounted line-indicator bar mounted upon said frame, and springs adjustably mounted upon said bar and frame to prevent said roller from slipping and to guide copy upon said roller, substantially as described.

2. In a copy-holder, a winding-roller having a longitudinal groove and a transverse recess, a gripper or fastener mounted in said groove and recess and comprising a piece of wire bent to form a central finger-loop and two end jaws, and a spring for holding said jaws upon copy, substantially as described.

3. In a copy-holder, a winding-roller, a spring-pressed clamp the gripping portions of which are spaced apart to leave the top and subsequent lines of a cut proof-sheet or newspaper-clipping uncovered, substantially as described.

4:. In a copy-holder, a frame, a removable winding-roller journaled in the frame, and a spring-pressed clamp having jaws to engage the side margins of a proof-sheet or newspaper-clipping, substantially as described.

5. In a copy-holder, a frame having depending lugs adapted to enter the space between a pair of printers cases, to afford room for the copy to pass between the upper and lower cases, said frame carrying a roller which is disposed over the contiguous frame-bars of the upper and lower cases, substantially as described.

6. In acopy-holder, aframe having depending lugs the forward ones of which are tapered to clasp type-cases of varying sizes, substantially as described.

7. In a copy-holder, a frame having pairs of depending lugs, one of the lugs of each pair being tapered to clasp type-cases of various sizes and the other lugs designed to space the cases apart, for the purpose described.

8. In a copy-holder, a removable windingroller in combination with the frame, provided with depending lugs, a longitudinally-disposed line-indicating bar, springs on said line-indicating bar, said springs forming vertical column-guides, substantially as described.

movable winding-roller, a frame having re cesses to hold said roller and having lugs to separate a pair of printers cases for the passage of copy therebetween, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my handin presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWIN W. EDMONSTON. Witnesses:

M. E. WATTS,

A. L. BOND. 

